1. Spring and Java

>> HotSpot Intrinsics [alidg.me]

What you see isn't what you get: an introduction to how compiler intrinsics works on the HotSpot JVM!

>> Smaller, Faster-starting Container Images With jlink and AppCDS [morling. dev]

Application Class Data Sharing or AppCDS meets jlink: faster startup times with AppCDS in custom runtime images!

>> Announcing gRPC Kotlin 1.0 for Android and Cloud [developers.googleblog.com]

Better asynchrony with gRPC and coroutines: high-performance RPC framework with Kotlin, gRPC, and of course, CSP style concurrency.

Also worth reading:

Webinars and presentations:

Time to upgrade:

2. Technical

>> How Netflix Scales its API with GraphQL Federation [netflixtechblog.com]

Flexible and complex schema, observability, and security: GraphQL federation at Netflix scale!

Also worth reading:

3. Musings

>> Apple's M1 Chip Benchmarks focused on the real-world programming [tech.suit.me]

ARM vs x86: Apple's M1 chip shines on some famous benchmarks suits for Java, Javascript, Python, and Go!

Also worth reading:

4. Comics

And my favorite Dilberts of the week:

>> Pick Midpoint [dilbert.com]

>> Assigning Dilbert To Project [dilbert.com]

>> Ted Reimagined More [dilbert.com]

5. Pick of the Week

And a view from the “other side”:

>> How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen [sive.rs]